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Trump is failing to grasp a fundamental change in the US economy

President Donald Trump incorrectly stated Thursday that the US has a trade deficit with Canada.
While the US does have a trade deficit in goods with Canada, it more than makes up for it on the services side.
The tweet shows that Trump is focused on the goods-producing side of economy, even though services are much more important to the US.
In a tweet on Thursday, President Donald Trump repeated a claim that the US maintains a trade deficit with Canada, while data from the US Trade Representative shows that not to be the case.
While the fact may be off, Trump's insistence on repeating the...Read more ...